Salsola tragus

Sukhorukov, Alexander P., Kushunina, Maria A., Stepanova, Nina Yu., Kalmykova, Olga G., Golovanov, Yaroslav M. & Sennikov, Alexander N., 2024, Taxonomic inventory and distributions of Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae s. l.) in Orenburg Region, Russia, Biodiversity Data Journal 12, pp. e 121541-e 121541 : e121541-

Salsola tragus L.

Salsola tragus L., Cent. Pl. 2: 13 (1756) ≡ Kali tragus ( L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 175 (1772).

= Salsola pestifer A. Nelson , New Man. Bot. Centr. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 169 (1909).

= Salsola ruthenica Iljin, Sornye Rast. SSSR 2: 137 (1934).

– S. australis auct.: Ryabinina (1998).

Native status

Native.

Conservation status

Least Concern ( LC).

EOO 62,800 km 2, AOO 40 km 2. The species is common in the whole territory and shows no tendency to decline. Its actual distribution is predicted to be much wider than currently confirmed.

Distribution

Orenburg Region: Akbulak, Buzuluk, Gai, Ilek, Novoorsk, Pervomaiskii, Sol' - Iletsk, Tashla Districts, Orsk Town (Fig. 75 ).

Previous reports: Ryabinina (1998), Knjazev (2009).

The species occurs in steppes, on saline lands, sands and limestone and also in human-disturbed sites. It is frequent in the Region.

The species is distributed in Eurasia (extratropical). It is known as alien in North and South America.

Figures

Figure 75. Distribution map of Salsola tragus, confirmed (points) and projected (shade) occurrence.